Mercier Farms (Georgia): A fourth-generation farm that sells and shares all kinds of apple varieties — both new and old. Scott Farms (Vermont): In operation since 1971, each year this farm ...

But apples have a long history of being far more diverse than that. At one time, the U.S. boasted as many as 17,000 apple varieties, according to "The Illustrated History of Apples in the United ...

LA CRESCENT — A fourth-generation La Crescent apple grower plans on planting old varieties of English apples on his family's land overlooking the Mississippi River to serve a revived market for ...

To the untrained eye, it's a bunch of old trees. To apple historian John Bunker, ... "Apple varieties that were grown commonly in Maine, 100 to 200, to 250, years ago," Bunker said.

Everything you need to know about 85 types of apples, from heirlooms like Ashmead’s Kernel to new creations like Gala. There are over 7,500 apple varieties around the world (and counting), each ...